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Use of a first-person plural pronoun to refer to a single person / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The royal we, majestic plural (pluralis majestatis), or royal plural is the use of a plural pronoun (or corresponding plural-inflected verb forms) used by a single person who is a monarch or holds a high office to refer to themselves. A more general term for the use of a we, us, or our to refer to oneself is nosism.
For the song by Silversun Pickups, see The Royal We.
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